Crime Rates at Barking Road, Plaistow, London, E13 9PJ

Barking Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 745 local areas in Newham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barking Road (E13 9PJ) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Plaistow North average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barking Road (E13 9PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priory Road, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Imperial Mews (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.